General Members are individuals who are interested in herbal medicine and working towards professional status in the American Herbalist Guild. All General Members agree to abide by the Code of Ethics and…
The American Herbalists Guild (AHG) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit professional association to represent the goals and voices of herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. Their…
Our member program contains numerous resources for helping people learn about natural healing, but it also contains resources that allow people to share the message of natural healing with others and work…
The first part of our Strategic Herbalist course is dedicated to laying the foundational understanding of how traditional natural medicine differs…
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in civilized nations and the number one cause of death between the ages of 45 and 75. According…
The second module in our Stategic Herbalist training explains some powerful and basic healing techniques that apply to a wide variety of health…
When most people decide to heal themselves with herbs, they typically think about taking them internally. However, if there’s a problem or…
Parasites are a common, but frequently undiagnosed, part of many people’s chronic health problems. When we think of parasites, we typically…
In this module, we’ll talk about our healing materials starting with understanding the six tissue states and the actions of herbs. We’ll…
Although many people who caught the coronavirus, COVID-19, recovered within a couple of weeks, other people are reporting symptoms that have…
Each year, about 1.3 million women enter menopause, the season of life when their monthly periods cease. This normal transition, which happens…
From puberty to menopause women experience a monthly hormonal cycle that typically lasts about 28 days. A surprisingly large percentage of women…
This video introduces the concepts behind my new Strategic Herbal Consultant Course, which I'll be teaching during 2024 and 2025. The class will…
Life is filled with challenges, conflicts, difficulties, and sometimes hardships. Recent years have brought many challenges from new diseases,…
Fat. Just say the word and notice the emotions it evokes. The word can have very negative connotations in our society. Fats have a bad reputation,…
If you study traditional herbalism, you will encounter various energetic (also known as elemental) models. For example, in traditional Chinese…
Over two thousand years ago, the famous Greek physician Hippocrates said, “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.”…
An important part of emergency preparedness with herbs is being able to turn the herbs you gather into herbal medicines. In this final webinar…
A little over one hundred years ago infectious diseases were the leading cause of death worldwide. With the advent of modern sanitation, antibiotics,…
Before we had modern pharmaceuticals, people used botanical drugs for many serious health problems. These toxic or mildly toxic herbs often became…
A roller coaster ride can be great fun, but only because you can get off at the end of the ride. Unfortunately, millions of people get on the…
In this Be Herbally Prepared Webinar, we'll cover more edible wild plants. This time the focus will be on plants that can be harvested in the…
For thousands of years, human beings relied primarily on herbs for healing. Many people in modern society feel that modern pharmaceutical medicine…
Flower essences are homeopathic-like remedies made from flowers. They are used to help people heal on a mental and emotional level. Edward Bach,…
In the West, we tend to separate mental and emotional issues from physical health problems. This has never been the case in traditional medicine.…
Nature is full of remedies we can use to restore the body to good health. Not all of these remedies are commercially available or easily obtained…
We’ve all heard the saying that “beauty is only skin deep,” but the fact is that having beautiful healthy skin is so important to people…
There are many factors that are disrupting the supply chain for food. These include the destruction of food processing plants, weather problems,…
Recently a major chemical spill in Ohio made national headlines. However, incidents where toxic chemicals are accidentally released into the…
The recent train wreck in Ohio and the subsequent release of toxic chemicals into the environment reminds of the importance of being prepared…
As winter draws to a close and warm breezes coax early spring flowers to brighten the landscape, you might be inspired to clean out your home.…
In times of crisis, food may be in short supply and the availability of nutritional supplements may also be problematic. Fortunately, nature…